Global eLearning Market Readiness Checklist

The Global Readiness Checklist

Use this checklist to assess your digital training program before deploying it to an international audience.

1. Market and Audience Strategy

• Target Market Identified: Have we clearly defined the specific countries and regions for the rollout?
• Audience Defined: Are we training internal employees, external partners, or retail consumers? (This impacts data privacy rules).
• Language Selected: Have we identified the specific dialects required? (e.g., Brazilian Spanish vs. European Spanish; Simplified vs. Traditional Chinese).

2. Localization and Cultural Adaptation

• Terminology Glossary: Has a glossary of product terms and company jargon been approved by a local Subject Matter Expert (SME)?
• Cultural Audit: Have images, scenarios, and colors been reviewed for cultural appropriateness in the target region?
• Format Adaptation: Are dates, times, currencies, and measurements formatted correctly for the local market?

3. Technical Implementation

• Text Expansion: Have course layouts been adjusted to accommodate languages that expand (like German) or contract?
• RTL Support: If translating to Arabic or Hebrew, does the authoring tool and LMS fully support Right-to-Left formatting?
• Font Rendering: Have appropriate, web-safe local fonts been embedded so characters display correctly?
• Multimedia: Have videos been subtitled or dubbed? Are external video hosts (like YouTube) accessible in the target country (e.g., China)?

4. Accessibility

• Standard Identified: Have we identified the required accessibility standard for the target market? (e.g., Section 508 in the US; EAA in Europe; WCAG 2.1 AA generally).
• Keyboard Navigation: Is the localized course fully navigable without a mouse?
• Screen Reader Support: Does the course support assistive technologies in the target language?
• Contrast and Alt Text: Are contrast ratios compliant and are localized alt-texts provided for images?

5. LMS and Learner Data Privacy

• Platform Latency: Have we tested the LMS load times from within the target country?
• Data Mapping: Do we know exactly what personal data the LMS and SCORM package are collecting?
• Privacy Law Assessment: Have we reviewed our data collection against regional laws (e.g., GDPR, PIPL, PDPL, CCPA)?
• Data Hosting Location: Is the LMS server located in a compliant jurisdiction? Do we have legal mechanisms in place for cross-border data transfers?
• Regulatory Bodies: Does the specific market require external licensing or approval (e.g., the NeLC in Saudi Arabia)?

6. Quality Assurance (QA)

• Linguistic QA: Has a native speaker reviewed the course in-context to verify translation accuracy?
• Visual QA: Has the course been checked for broken layouts, cut-off text, or misaligned graphics?
• Functional QA: Do all buttons, variables, and interactions work correctly in the localized version?
• LMS QA: Has the localized SCORM package been uploaded to a staging environment and tested for accurate completion tracking and scoring?

7. Launch and Maintenance

• Pilot Phase: Have we conducted a pilot launch with a small subset of the target audience?
• Feedback Loop: Is there a mechanism for local learners to report translation errors or technical bugs?
• Version Control: Do we have a system to trigger translation updates when the English master course changes?

Disclaimer: This resource provides general educational information about digital learning considerations and does not constitute legal advice. Requirements can vary according to the organization, service, learner group and implementation. Organizations should confirm applicable obligations with qualified legal, privacy or accessibility professionals.